Le gai savoir
Le gai savoir

Le gai savoir (1969)

16 (XWG) | France, West Germany | French | 95 min
Directed by: Jean-Luc Godard
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How do we learn? What do we know? Night after night, not long before dawn, two young adults, Patricia and Emile, meet on a sound stage to discuss learning, discourse, and the path to revolution. Scenes of Paris's student revolt, the Vietnam War, and other events of the late 1960s, along with posters, photographs, and cartoons, are backdrops to their words. Words themselves are often Patricia and Emile's subject, as are images, sounds, and juxtapositions. In addition to the two characters' musings, the soundtrack includes narration, music, news clips, and noise. The result is a montage, a meditation, a reflection on ideas and how words and images mix - and how filmmaking is a path.

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Golden Berlin Bear

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Release Date

France
(Cinéma national populaire, Paris, premiere)
1969-01
West Germany
(Berlin International Film Festival)
1969-06-28
UK
No data
1969-07-12
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Also Known As (A.K.A.)

Le gai savoir
(Original title)
The Joy of Learning
Australia
A Gaia Ciência
Brazil
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Parent Guide

Sex & Nudity
Unrated
Violence & Gore
Unrated
Profanity
Unrated
Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking
Unrated
Frightening & Intense Scenes
Unrated